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The Noh Mask’s Other Face

Looking into the hidden interior of a Noh mask, I had the unsettling impression that I was seeing its truest face.

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A Bowl from Yamanaka

Finishing a lacquer bowl in Yamanaka revealed how beauty emerges through making.

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In Yamanaka Onsen, a historic hot spring town informed by samurai aesthetics, nature, craft, and community remain central to everyday life.

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An ancient preserve shaped by necessity, craft, and time, capturing what is usually fleeting.